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Athletics is, in many ways, the embodiment of the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius", meaning faster, higher, stronger.
Athletics (or track and field) is about running faster, jumping higher and throwing further than your competitors. The ancient Games at Olympia began simply with foot races, only occasionally complicated by dressing the runners in infantry armour or making them carry soldiers' shields.
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| History |
 Athletics, or track and field, is the original Olympic sport. The first event
contested in the ancient Olympics was the stade race, a sprint of about 192
metres. Recorded victors in this event are known as far back as 776 BC.
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| Equipment |
 Bar
The crosspiece of wood, metal or plastic which high jumpers and pole-vaulters must clear.
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| Glossary |
Breakline: An arc across the track denoting the point where runners may leave their
original lane and use any part of the track, which is normally the inside lane.
Heptathlon: An athletic contest comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by
the contestant having the greatest total score.
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G閛 Andr?made his first appearance at the Olympics as an 18-year-old high jumper in 1908. |
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Lord David George Brownlow Cecil Burghley was one of the most popular winners of the 1928 Games. |
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